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God of War

2018 was a good year for games. Red Dead Redemption II, oddly reluctantly and despite its overlong story, offered extended periods of exploratory calm that offered glimpses of gaming's true potential. Hollow Knight's Switch port paired a sublime game with the perfect platform, and offered a superlative sense of discovery and risk. Spider-Man wonderfully perfected its … Continue reading God of War – 2018’s Game of the Year

God of War is a muscled and powerful game, though in some ways a disarmingly conservative one. Its decidedly more low-key continuation of the tale of Kratos, Ghost of Sparta, dials down the outrageous fury of its predecessors, telling a more restrained tale of parenthood and acceptance. We rejoin Kratos an indeterminate amount of time after … Continue reading God of War